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Detection of the first chrysanthemum fossil specimen contained many toxicity
US researchers have recently discovered the first two fossilized flower samples of plants belonging to the Asterids branch - a current flowering plant that provides huma…
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Prehistoric beavers used to dominate the world after the dinosaur era
A new specimen of fossils discovered in New Mexico has helped scientists gain more knowledge about mammals that appeared after the extinction of dinosaurs 65 million yea…
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The hundred million year fossils are kept in Vietnam
Specimens with thousands of years of lifespan reflect the evolutionary history of the earth's crust from early childhood. Each specimen bears its own mark on the process…
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The discovery of human finger bone fossils dates back to 1.84 million years
Spanish scientists have discovered an ancient human fossil finger bone. It may be the bones of the Hominin human body, existed 1.84 million years ago.
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Discovered 4-leg solid fossil specimens in Brazil
On July 23, scientists have discovered fossils of four-legged snake species in Brazil, the only specimen to date, sparking the assumption that the ancestors of reptiles…
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Discover extinct fish lizards 25 years ago
Fish lizards are a giant dolphin reptile that lives in the sea 248 million years ago and went extinct 25 million years ago.
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The largest dinosaur mecca in the world
Excavation projects at the Canadian dinosaur fossil park have collected tens of thousands of fossil specimens of 45 different dinosaurs.
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Prehistoric cockroaches look like mantis
Prehistoric cockroaches were predators at night and had a slightly mantis-like appearance.
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Discovered 3,000-year-old dagger in China
Daggers dating back 3,000 years, found by a boy at the river bank, are judged by Chinese scientists to be of great value in archeology.
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New discovery about sea scorpions
Scientists once believed that arthropods called pterygotid eurypterids are preeminent predators in shallow waters.
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6,000-year-old coffin in Turkey
5 stone coffins dating to about 6,000 years old have been discovered in a western province of Turkey.
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Mammoths are malformed when near extinction
While studying the collection of twisted feather mammoth fossils in several European museums, experts discovered they often had birth defects when near extinction.
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Scan CT for ancient fossil analysis
Scientists in California (USA) have used CT scanning technology to record an impressive detailed image of an Ice Age bee, preserved inside a nest made of ancient leaves.
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Mammoth exhibition 39,000 years ago
Visitors to Taipei, Taiwan can visit a mammoth specimen about 3m long. It was a 10-year-old smooth-haired elephant named Yuka.